KC: Chechen Murder Threatens Torture Case Against Kadyrov
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posted by eagle on February, 2009 as Torture & Agony
Chechen murder threatens torture case against Kadyrov
Publication time: 14 February 2009, 19:16
The murder of a Chechen man in Vienna on January 13 threatens to derail a torture case against Chechen puppet President Ramzan Kadyrov in Austria, in which the victim was a key witness.
The 27-year-old Umar Israilov, a former anti-Russian guerrilla later forced to join Kadyrov's security forces, said he had himself seen the Chechen puppet president and ... >> full
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KC: Human Rights Activists Speak About Torturing Chechens In Russian Prisons
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posted by eagle on as Torture & Agony
Human rights activists speak about torturing Chechens in Russian prisons
Publication time: 12 February 2009, 14:21
At a press conference in Moscow on February 10, human rights activists reported that natives from Chechnya, who had been tortured with the aim to knock out evidences and then sentenced to long imprisonment terms, are still tortured in prisons out of hatred.
Lev Ponomaryov, head of the Movement "For Human Rights", has ... >> full
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KC: Human Rights Activists Speak About Torturing Chechens In Russian Prisons
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posted by eagle on as Torture & Agony
Human rights activists speak about torturing Chechens in Russian prisons
Publication time: 12 February 2009, 14:21
At a press conference in Moscow on February 10, human rights activists reported that natives from Chechnya, who had been tortured with the aim to knock out evidences and then sentenced to long imprisonment terms, are still tortured in prisons out of hatred.
Lev Ponomaryov, head of the Movement "For Human Rights", has stated ... >> full
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Caucasian Knot: European Court collects 300,000 Euros From Russia For Kidnappings And Torture In Chechnya And Ingushetia
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posted by eagle on as Torture & Agony
European Court collects 300,000 euros from Russia for kidnappings and torture in Chechnya and Ingushetia
The European Court on Human Rights in Strasbourg has found Russia guilty of disappearances of Chechen residents and torturing residents of Ingushetia.
In the case "Khadisov and Tsechoev versus Russia" the Court has found Russia responsible for illegal arrest and torture of Salambek Khadisov and Islam Tsechoev. Salambek and Islam, ... >> full
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Reuters: Russia Tackled At U.N. Over Racism And Media Killings
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posted by eagle on as Torture & Agony
Russia tackled at U.N. over racism and media killings
Wed Feb 4, 2009 2:26pm EST
By Robert Evans
GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia must do more to stop violence against minorities, torture by the police and army, murders of journalists and, recently, the killing of a human rights lawyer, delegates to a UN rights body said on Wednesday.
"We are concerned at the trend of racism and xenophobia which is ... >> full
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North Caucasus Weekly: Chechen Who Accused Kadyrov Of Torture Murdered In Vienna
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posted by eagle on January, 2009 as Torture & Agony
Chechen Who Accused Kadyrov of Torture Murdered in Vienna
Publication: North Caucasus Weekly Volume: 10 Issue: 2
January 15, 2009 05:23 PM
Category: North Caucasus Weekly, North Caucasus , Russia, Europe, Featured
A 27-year-old Chechen was shot to death in Vienna, Austria on January 13. The victim was identified as Umar Israilov, and Agence France-Presse on January 14 quoted the Austrian newspaper Kurier as reporting that he was shot ... >> full
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The Other Russia: Russian Opposition Sums Up 2008
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posted by eagle on December, 2008 as Torture & Agony
December 30th, 2008
 Members of the Russian political opposition rallied in Moscow on December 29th, summing up the ...
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Caucasian Knot: Ingushetia: Detainee's Relatives Complain That He Is Tortured
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posted by eagle on November, 2008 as Torture & Agony
CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS
22/11/2008
Ingushetia: detainee's relatives complain that he is tortured
Residents of Ingushetia have informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that power agencies of the Republic are fabricating a criminal case against their relative Ruslan Terkakiev, 23, and subject him to torture.
On November 20, the press service of the Department of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) for the Republic of Ingushetia announced initiation of a ... >> full
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Caucasian Knot: Armenian Citizen Complaints To Court Against Torturous Conditions In Russian Prison
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posted by eagle on as Torture & Agony
CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS
12/11/2008
Armenian citizen complaints to court against torturous conditions in Russian prison
Yesterday, on November 11, citizen of Armenia Ashot Kirakosyan lodged a complaint to the Syktyvkar City Court of the Komi Republic against torturous custody conditions at the special detention facility of Syktyvkar militia. This news was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ernest Mezak, board member of the Komi human rights commission of ... >> full
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